Category Archives: Merritt’s Local News
Cleasby Street Closed Monday
The City of Merritt is informing residents that Cleasby Street will be closed today (Monday, January 11) between 7 am and 7 pm. The closure will run between Nicola and 1st Avenue. The road is closed t...
Jan 11, 2021
Murray Church Reaches Fundraising Goal
(Rev. Elaine Diggle conducts the ground breaking ceremony in October of 2020) The Murray Church Fundraising Challenge goal was to raise $15,000 by January 11, 2021, two years since the arson which des...
Jan 11, 2021
Positive case of COVID-19 at Merritt Secondary
School District 58 Nicola-Similkameen is informing parents that a positive case of COVID-19 has been confirmed among the community at Merritt Secondary School. "A member of the Merritt Secondary commu...
Jan 11, 2021
Mounties report rash of thefts from vehicles
The Merritt RCMP is informing citizens of a rash of thefts from vehicles over the weekend. "On January 9th, 2021 at approximately 2:00 am, an off-duty RCMP officer noted a male checking vehicle's door...
Jan 11, 2021
BC COVID-19 Update - January 8, 2021
Update on IH numbers: Please refer to the BCCDC Dashboard for numbers. It is updated M-F by 4:30 p.m. Total number of deaths in IH has risen to 38.* 2 additional deaths at Heritage Square in Vernon. 1...
Jan 08, 2021
BCHL Pushes Regular Season to February
The BCHL has announced that the regular season has once again been pushed back. The new goal is to begin a season in February. The announcement from the league comes following Dr. Bonnie Henry extende...
Jan 08, 2021
City Postpones Lindley Creek Public Hearing
The Lindley Creek Road Public Hearing has changed from 6:00 pm, January 12 to 5:00 pm, January 26. "Staff and council feel it's important to provide additional time to residents to provide input into ...
Jan 08, 2021
Kamloops MP McLeod’s office broken into on New Year’s Day
(Photo - CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds) KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod says her constituency office in Kamloops was broken into on New Year's Day. McLeod says whoever committed the ...
Jan 08, 2021
BC providing new details into long-term care COVID-19 Outbreaks
Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix have announced a new weekly report that will outline the situation in long-term care homes around the province. "Going forward, every Thursday we will u...
Jan 08, 2021
Fire Hall Expansion Nearing Completion
The long and winding road that has been the expansion project at the Merritt Fire Department is finally nearing completion. Back in 2012, the results of a fire station location study were presented to...
Jan 08, 2021
